acquisition of fine motor skills; it also encompasses behaviours that promote and impede health and environmental factors that influence physical growth. (McDevitt & Ormrod‚ 2010‚ p. 5). I have chosen to evaluate the physical developmental stage of middle childhood‚ children the ages of six to ten years of age. This essay discusses the considerations for physical development and how it can be supported in the learning environment. It will look at motor development and its influences‚ the benefits of physical
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what he or she has experienced‚ but a creative reworking of the impressions that he or she has acquired (Vygotsky). This simple phrase is meant to carry the notion that observation and documentation is key in understanding young children as learners. Observation and documentation of children has been an important part of early childhood teaching throughout history (Stuart Reifel‚ 2011). In the early nineteenth-century German educator Friedrich Froebel encouraged all kindergarten teachers to observe the
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Observation Essay We all have things we do to help us relax at the end of the day. Some people have an alcoholic drink‚ while others smoke a cigar or a cigarette‚ or relax and watch television. Now people these days go to a place called Coffee Rush every day after work to get away from their hectic life. When arriving at Coffee Rush‚ the aroma of freshly ground up coffee beans is in the air along with the bustle of everyone in the shop‚ and the baristas making the drinks. Everyone in the shop is
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Have you ever had to let go of someone who you loved? We decided to go on a picnic at my aunt lisa’s house one summer day of pizza and lemonade in her backyard with my brother and my sister and my dad and my mom and my grandpa me my brother and sister were playing on a slip and slide my dad and grandpa were watching tv and after playing on the slip and slide i ate some pizza and my aunt said that she needed to use the john when she came back she was not the same because she was moving in her
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On September 29‚ I observed a kindergarten class at Genoa Elementary school. I had watched multiple children around the room‚ mainly while they were doing activities at stations. Most kids were friendly with each other and followed directions. The teacher was interactive with the students to get them more engaged and also made sure every student got a turn by the end of the activity. The students were very outgoing and loud‚ as children should be. The children even interacted with us as we walked
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Those that are in dorms tend to indulge in drinking even if they aren’t “big drinkers”. They do this to conform to that of others and to be included in the fun and try and fit in. One last example that I will discuss prior to getting into my own observation‚ was the study that was done my Crandall in 1988 which examined normative social influences involving bulimia in college sororities. Sororities are the true definition of conformity and those that don’t conform are usually not allowed to continue
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Another characteristic of middle childhood psychosocial development is the child developing their own self. It is in this stage a child will decide what they like‚ where they want to fit and create a better understanding of the environment around them. It is found most children around the age of eight prefer to interact with the same sex groups (Psychosocial Development in Middle Childhood‚ 2011). When a child interacts well in their group they develop a strong
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It was a ferociously gloomy day in the heart of Center City. The time of the observation was from 11:43 am to 12:43pm. Sandwiched between 15th street and John F. Kennedy Boulevard is the Philadelphia’s Municipal Services Building and within the plaza of the building lies Board Game Park. Even in the rain‚ the park was festive. Upon arriving‚ it began to drizzle. The drizzle was light enough for me to sit by a statue that was composed of multiple bodies piled on top of one another. The noises heard
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Setting: My observation took place on February 11th‚ and 24th‚ 2016. I visited a new a new child care program which opened in November 2016 and is located in Sanford‚ Maine. This is a new constructed center with three early childhood classrooms. Each classroom has eight children ranging from ages 8 weeks to 36 months; one lead teacher‚ one assistant teacher‚ and one floater. The classroom floater is an adult who covers breaks and supports teachers when needed. There a central kitchen with staff
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I have had the opportunity to go to two middle schools due to moving locations. This paper is going to be based on my experiences at Hermosa Middle School in Farmington‚ New Mexico. Since‚ this where I started caring more about my education and I can relate more to this placement. To begin with‚ Hermosa Middle School serves grade from 6th-8th. The demographic in this school is about 42% Caucasian‚ 31% Hispanic‚ 23% Native-American‚ 2% Asian‚ and 2% African-American. Notice‚ that there is a high population
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